Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing took Tongtian’s Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and prepared for the coming upheaval, while the Interception Sect’s disciples resolved to grow stronger so they could help him. After years of peace, the Demon Court’s forces gathered to attack Mount Shu and confront Ji Ren.

• Gu Changqing assured Tongtian that his fine wine would let him wield the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, so Tongtian gave him the swords and the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array Formation Diagram.
• The Interception Sect’s disciples discussed supporting Gu Changqing, and Duobao warned that they were too weak to help; Zhao Gongming urged them to cultivate, prompting more than one hundred thousand disciples to enter seclusion.
• Years later, the Chaos Bell sounded beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, signaling a major event in the Demon Court.
• Bai Ze, Shangyang, and Ji Meng led tens of millions of elite Demon Clan Beings toward Mount Shu and declared that they would flatten it and bring an end to Ji Ren.

Laozi and Yuanshi prepared to use the Demon Race’s assault on Mount Shu to eliminate Gu Changqing and seize control of Human Fortune. As millions of demons attacked and overwhelmed the Human defenders, an ethereal murmur sounded inside Gu Changqing’s cave abode, leaving his response to the invasion unresolved.

• Laozi told Xuandu that Mount Shu’s destruction would let him gather the Human Race’s sacred treasures and make Xuandu the Human Emperor.
• Yuanshi told Juliusun that he planned to kill Gu Changqing during the battle and shift the resulting karma onto the Demon Race.
• Nuwa realized that the Demon Race might have support from Laozi and Yuanshi and hoped Gu Changqing would protect the Human Race.
• Ji Ren rebuked the three Demon Saints and invoked Gu Changqing, but Bai Ze dismissed his hopes and ordered the demons to attack Mount Shu.
• Millions of demons charged into Mount Shu, and the Human defenders’ swords failed to injure their powerful bodies.
• An indistinct murmur sounded in Gu Changqing’s cave abode, declaring that his banners would not fall or be defiled by the enemy.

Gu Changqing set out to defend the Human, but Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to imprison him before he could reach them. Gu Changqing answered Laozi’s interference by unleashing the fifth form of Sword Nine, and the chapter ended as its overwhelming sword intent filled the heavens.

• Gu Changqing left his cave abode as the Jie Sect Disciples called out their support, and he promised to drink with them when he returned.
• As Gu Changqing departed Golden Ao Island, Laozi’s Taiji Diagram appeared and trapped him in a realm formed by Yin-Yang Two Qi.
• Laozi declared that Gu Changqing could not interfere and would have to watch the Mount Shu Sword Sect be annihilated.
• Gu Changqing mocked Laozi, challenged heaven and earth to reject him, and drew the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword.
• Gu Changqing unleashed “Wind and Snow Send Guanyin West,” filling the sky with terrifying sword momentum and making Laozi’s pupils shrink.

Gu Changqing unleashed a second sword strike against Laozi’s Taiji Diagram after his first attack failed to break through. The strike nearly exhausted him but cracked the supreme treasure, leaving Laozi and Xuandu horrified.

• Laozi sensed that Gu Changqing’s Wind and Snow Send Guanyin West technique reached Hunyuan Power, but trusted the Taiji Diagram to withstand it.
• Gu Changqing’s sword intent battered the Taiji Diagram while the Human race raged at Laozi for blocking him from protecting them.
• Gu Changqing declared that one sword was not enough and poured his full strength, along with the power of the Great Dao of Wine, into a second strike.
• After the clash, Gu Changqing stood weakened with his sword pressed against the Taiji Diagram, and a crack began spreading across it.
• Laozi and Xuandu were horrified as they realized the Taiji Diagram had failed to withstand Gu Changqing’s sword.

Gu Changqing restored himself with wine after damaging Laozi’s Taiji Diagram, then threatened to shatter Great Luo Heaven and brought out the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. Tongtian warned Laozi not to harm his disciple, and Laozi called on Yuanshi to join him, revealing that Yuanshi was involved.

• Gu Changqing’s strike cracked the Taiji Diagram, and Laozi angrily recalled it and inspected the damage.
• Gu Changqing drank a hundred jin of wine to recover his strength, then challenged Laozi to keep blocking his path.
• Gu Changqing summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and threatened to shatter Great Luo Heaven with one strike.
• Laozi called out to Tongtian, who declared that no harm could come to Gu Changqing.
• Laozi called on Yuanshi to join forces with him, surprising the watching living beings.

Laozi and Yuanshi tried to stop Gu Changqing from intervening in human affairs, but Nuwa and Tongtian backed him, forcing the two sages to stand down. Gu Changqing reached Mount Shu as the humans were being slaughtered and raised a sword over the Demon Clan.

• Yuanshi called on Gu Changqing to return to the Interception Sect, while Tongtian prepared to support his disciple.
• Nuwa declared she would protect Gu Changqing, and Tongtian urged him to do as he wished and sent sword intent toward the Human and Chan Sects.
• Gu Changqing thanked Tongtian and Nuwa, then left for Mount Shu as Laozi and Yuanshi chose not to stop him.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Demon Court leaders realized the sages would not prevent Gu Changqing from reaching the battlefield.
• Gu Changqing arrived at Mount Shu as the Demon Clan drove back the humans and raised a sword that spanned the sky.

Gu Changqing arrived at Mount Shu and slaughtered the demons attacking humanity, then unleashed his Sword Nine Divine Ability until Bai Ze, Shangyang, and Ji Meng intervened to protect the survivors. He confronted the three demon Sages and demanded that they either take their own lives or face his sword.

• Gu Changqing arrived at Mount Shu and killed hundreds of thousands of demons with two strikes, filling the battlefield with blood and corpses.
• The humans cheered and begged Gu Changqing to seek justice for them, while he resolved to carve out a bright world for humanity through slaughter.
• Gu Changqing unleashed the first four forms of his Sword Nine Divine Ability, killing more demons until Bai Ze, Shangyang, and Ji Meng joined forces to shield the survivors.
• Shangyang accused Nuwa of helping Gu Changqing, and Gu Changqing answered that those who uphold the Way find allies before demanding that the three demon Sages choose death or face his sword.

Gu Changqing confronted Bai Ze, Shangyang, and Ji Meng, then summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords to trap them and withstand their attacks. As he drank and his aura grew stronger, he began using the sixth form, Jiazi Six Paths Lock Heaven and Earth.

• Gu Changqing demanded that the three Demon Saints either take their own lives or face his swords, and Bai Ze rejected his threat.
• Gu Changqing summoned the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and sealed off the surrounding world, leaving the three Demon Saints no way to flee.
• Shangyang, Bai Ze, and Ji Meng attacked Gu Changqing together, but the sword array annihilated their attacks before they reached him.
• Gu Changqing leisurely drank from his Wine Gourd as his aura continued to grow stronger, alarming the three Demon Saints.
• Gu Changqing announced the sixth form, Jiazi Six Paths Lock Heaven and Earth.

Gu Changqing unleashed the sixth Sword Nine form, Jiazi Six Paths Lock Heaven and Earth, devastating the Demon forces despite admitting he could not use its full power. Di Jun and the Demon Court watched in fear as the battle left three to four million demons dead and three Demon Saints badly injured.

• Gu Changqing summoned six dark visions and unleashed Jiazi Six Paths Lock Heaven and Earth, sending resentment-born figures against the Demon Saints and their forces.
• The black mist engulfed the battlefield, killing three to four million demons and leaving Ji Meng with only his primordial spirit while Bai Ze and Shangyang suffered grievous injuries.
• Gu Changqing drank wine to recover and said the sixth form had consumed nearly all his energy, yet he still could not unleash its full power.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Demon Saints watched from the Demon Court Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens and feared Gu Changqing's growing strength.

After Taiyi ordered seven Great Demon Saints and a billion demons to attack Mount Shu, Gu Changqing sensed their approach and destroyed Ji Meng's remaining primordial spirit. The Demon Court's forces arrived just as Ji Meng perished, leaving Gu Changqing facing an even larger confrontation.

• Di Jun condemned Laozi and Yuanshi for breaking their word and leaving the Demon Court in trouble.
• Taiyi ordered Yingzhao, Ghost Chariot, Fei Dan, and the other Great Demon Saints to lead a billion demons to Mount Shu and kill Gu Changqing.
• Taiyi and Di Jun persuaded the hesitant Great Demon Saints that Gu Changqing was weakened by his earlier sword strike, and the demons set out.
• At Mount Shu, Gu Changqing sensed the Demon Court's approach and sent the Trapping Immortal Sword at Ji Meng's primordial spirit.
• Bai Ze and Shangyang tried to save Ji Meng, but Gu Changqing destroyed his primordial spirit before they could intervene.
• The seven Great Demon Saints and a billion demons arrived too late to stop Ji Meng's death and confronted Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing faced the Demon Court’s nine Demon Saints alone as they unleashed their strongest attacks, then summoned the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array and wounded them. The chapter left Ghost Chariot, Jiu Ying, and Ci Tie bleeding and hurled away by the array.

• Yingzhao and the other Demon Saints attacked Gu Changqing with their strongest killing moves.
• Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples offered to help, but Tongtian insisted Gu Changqing could handle the battle alone.
• Gu Changqing formed the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, filling Mount Shu with terrifying sword intent.
• The array wounded Jiu Ying, Fei Dan, Ghost Chariot, and other Demon Saints, throwing their ranks into disarray.
• Ji Ren urged Gu Changqing to show no mercy, and Gu Changqing intensified the array’s attack.
• Ghost Chariot, Jiu Ying, and Ci Tie screamed, coughed blood, and were flung away by the sword array.

Gu Changqing killed four of the Demon Court’s Ten Demon Saints, but Eastern Emperor Taiyi struck him with the Chaos Bell while his strength was depleted. Saint Tongtian intervened, knocked away the bell, wounded Taiyi, and threatened to destroy the Demon Court if Changqing suffered lasting Great Dao injuries.

• Gu Changqing slew Ghost Chariot and two other Demon Saints with a sword strike, leaving the Demon Court with only six of its Ten Demon Saints.
• Bai Ze recognized that Gu Changqing had overwhelmed the Demon Saints and warned that his strength could crush Daluo Golden Immortals.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi appeared and attacked Gu Changqing with the Chaos Bell, forcing him back and leaving cracks across his body.
• Saint Tongtian appeared, struck the Chaos Bell away, and wounded Taiyi with a palm of Laws.
• Tongtian warned Di Jun and Taiyi that he would destroy the Demon Court if Changqing suffered unhealable Great Dao injuries.

Saint Tongtian intervened to protect Gu Changqing after Taiyi’s attack, and Gu Changqing recovered by drinking Fine Wine. Tongtian refused to let the Demon Court harm his disciple, and Di Jun led the Demon Race away rather than confront the Sage.

• Tongtian struck Taiyi aside, then asked Gu Changqing whether he was badly injured.
• Gu Changqing said he was unharmed and recovered completely after drinking Fine Wine.
• Di Jun accused Tongtian of bullying the weak, but Tongtian countered that the Demon Race had attacked the Human Race first.
• Taiyi argued that Tongtian should not interfere in the dispute with Gu Changqing, but Tongtian declared that he would protect his disciple.
• Gu Changqing offered to spar with Di Jun, Taiyi, and the Six Demon Saints again, prompting Di Jun to order the Demon Race back to the Demon Court.

Di Jun and Taiyi withdrew the Demon Court after Tongtian intervened, while Tongtian warned the other sages not to target Gu Changqing again. Tongtian and Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect, as distant realms and sages were left unsettled.

• Di Jun and Taiyi ordered the Demon Race to retreat, and the Six Demon Saints and remaining troops left after four of their number had been slain.
• Gu Changqing taunted Di Jun and Taiyi as they departed, while onlookers marveled at his swordsmanship and the Demon Court's defeat.
• Tongtian warned that anyone who schemed against Gu Changqing would become his enemy, indirectly cautioning Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Tongtian invited Gu Changqing back to the Interception Sect, and Gu Changqing joked that he preferred drinking in his cave abode.
• Tongtian and Gu Changqing departed for the Interception Sect as the Human race bowed farewell, while Great Luo Heaven, Kunlun Mountain, Zixiao Palace, and the Western World remained unsettled.

Laozi and Yuanshi brooded over Gu Changqing’s defiance while Hongjun resolved to pursue the power of Heavenly Punishment. At Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti saw the rift among the Three Pure Ones as an opportunity and considered converting Gu Changqing to the Western Teachings.

• Laozi and Xuandu lamented Gu Changqing’s growing prestige, and Laozi considered visiting the Interception Sect to seek a way to share the Human race’s Fortune.
• Yuanshi grew furious as the Twelve Golden Immortals complained about Gu Changqing and vowed to destroy him one day.
• Hongjun judged ordinary methods insufficient to suppress Gu Changqing, then entered seclusion to strengthen his control over the Heavenly Dao and pursue the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
• Zhunti and Jieyin rejoiced that the Three Pure Ones had grown divided and discussed exploiting the Eastern world’s Fortune and Merit.
• Jieyin proposed converting Gu Changqing to the Western Teachings to help the West rise.

Jieyin and Zhunti plotted to convert Gu Changqing with possible help from Laozi and Yuanshi, while Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect to a jubilant welcome. Tongtian warned him that Laozi would not forgive him for shattering the Taiji Diagram, but Gu Changqing replied by praising Tongtian’s own past dominance.

• Jieyin proposed waiting for an opportunity to convert Gu Changqing, and Zhunti realized they could seek help from Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect, where the disciples celebrated his defeat of four Demon Saints and crowded around to ask about his sword arts.
• Gu Changqing brushed off the disciples’ requests to teach them, claiming he had mastered his sword abilities by drinking.
• Tongtian warned Gu Changqing that Laozi would seek revenge for the destruction of the Taiji Diagram.
• Gu Changqing responded by reminding Tongtian that he had once been peerlessly domineering across the heavens.

Gu Changqing persuaded Tongtian that defying Heaven to change the human race’s fate was the true practice of the Interception Sect doctrine, and Tongtian promised to support him. Gu Changqing then focused on strengthening himself and fell into a mysterious drunken slumber as unrest grew outside.

• Tongtian worried that Gu Changqing had provoked Laozi, Yuanshi, and Hongjun, but Gu Changqing defended his actions as practicing the Interception Sect doctrine.
• Gu Changqing reminded Tongtian that the sect’s doctrine meant intercepting a glimmer of life from Heaven’s mandate and argued that changing the human race’s fate put it into practice.
• Tongtian accepted Gu Changqing’s argument, acknowledged that it had instructed him, and promised to bear the consequences of Gu Changqing’s future actions.
• After Tongtian left, Gu Changqing reflected on his battle with Laozi and the sixth form of Sword Nine, then drank wine to improve his strength.
• Gu Changqing fell into a deep drunken sleep as mysterious radiance and surging Blood Qi enveloped him, while the outside world grew increasingly agitated.

After Gu Changqing’s victory at Mount Shu left the Demon Court weakened and the Witch Clan confident, he underwent a major improvement while recovering in his cave on Golden Ao Island. The chapter ended as his aura changed and a mighty Heavenly Sound spread across the island.

• All Living Beings praised Gu Changqing’s display of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array and feared the Demon Race would fall after losing four Great Demon Saints.
• Taiyi lamented the Demon Court’s setbacks, and Bai Ze asked how they could counter the Witch Clan without refining the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Di Jun began studying the River Diagram and Luo Book to comprehend a formation based on the stars of the universe.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches celebrated their growing advantage, having comprehended the Twelve Dutian Divine Fiends Array, while Houtu advanced through drinking Gu Changqing’s Destiny Immortal Brew.
• Gu Changqing lay recovering in his Cave Abode as his Laws and Order grew more profound, then his aura changed and a mighty Heavenly Sound swept across Golden Ao Island.

Gu Changqing broke through from Peak Daluo Golden Immortal to Quasi-Saint while displaying overwhelming sword Dao Laws on Golden Ao Island. After the disciples congratulated him and marveled at his aura, Tongtian revealed that Changqing was no ordinary Quasi-Saint.

• Duobao, Zhao Gongming, Jin Ling, Wudang Holy Mother, and the other personal disciples sensed Gu Changqing's impending breakthrough and compared their own cultivation unfavorably with his.
• Gu Changqing wielded the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword, unleashed vast sword intent, and fused with the sword Dao Laws as he broke through to Quasi-Saint.
• The disciples and mighty experts were astonished by the scale of Gu Changqing's breakthrough, and more than a hundred thousand disciples congratulated him.
• Duobao and the others remarked that Gu Changqing's aura surpassed that of ordinary mighty experts and even seemed stronger than other Quasi-Saints.
• Tongtian arrived and explained that Gu Changqing's formidable aura came from the fact that he was never an ordinary Quasi-Saint.

Gu Changqing broke through into the Hunyuan Dao rather than the ordinary Quasi-Saint realm, though Tongtian concealed the distinction and announced him as the foremost disciple among the Saint's Lineages. Tongtian and the Jie Sect disciples urged Gu Changqing to teach them, but he refused and offered to brew them wine instead.

• Tongtian recognized that Gu Changqing had reached the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm by cultivating the Dao of Hunyuan, while Duobao and the others were confused about the difference.
• Tongtian praised Gu Changqing and publicly declared him the number one disciple among the Saint's Lineages, angering Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti.
• Tongtian prompted Duobao and the other Jie Sect Disciples to ask Gu Changqing to teach them the Dao.
• Gu Changqing refused to lecture, saying he did not know how, but offered to brew wine for his fellow disciples.